Fresno, CA

Fresno Metro Area industry wages have increased by 23.8% percent since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in the Fresno Metro Area by a total of 23.8%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of California and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Fresno Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Wages in all industries in Fresno, CA when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the nation. The average pay is 32.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $45,358. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Fresno Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The total number of jobs has increased by 7.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

The Fresno Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Waste collection industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 801.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Fresno has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry took a gain of 90.6 percent. The Waste collection industry in Fresno outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 32.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (801.0 percent gain)
2. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (298.0 percent gain)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (264.5 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (163.1 percent gain)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (159.6 percent gain)

The Fresno Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other fabricated metal product manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 86.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the it saw a loss of 26.1 percent. The losses in the Other fabricated metal product manufacturing industry in Fresno outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 13 percent in terms of employment in the Other fabricated metal product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (86.1 percent decline)
2. Local messengers and local delivery (85.3 percent decline)
3. Business, computer and management training (85.2 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (70.8 percent decline)
5. Waste treatment and disposal (68 percent decline)

In the Fresno, CA metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 19,900 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 182 4-digit NAICS industries, 67 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 115 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Fresno Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 5,460 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 33.0 percent of the total job loss in Fresno, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (5,460 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (1,036 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (807 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (773 jobs lost)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (741 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Fresno Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,193 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building finishing contractors industry makes up 6.3 percent of the total growth in Fresno.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (2,193 new jobs)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (2,019 new jobs)
3. Employment services (1,552 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1,473 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (1,424 new jobs)

Fresno One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Fresno Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 931 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 7.8 percent of the total employment growth in Fresno.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (931 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (844 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (829 new jobs)
4. Warehousing and storage (771 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (399 new jobs)

Out of the 197 4-digit NAICS industries, 79 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 118 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the Fresno, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3,872 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Fresno Metro Area

The Support activities for crop production industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3,783 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 45.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fresno, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (3,783 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,027 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (346 jobs lost)
4. Animal slaughtering and processing (323 jobs lost)
5. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (199 jobs lost)

The Fresno Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Local messengers and local delivery industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 89.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Fresno has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where it saw a loss of 8.2 percent. The Local messengers and local delivery industry in Fresno outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (89.4 percent gain)
2. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (84.9 percent gain)
3. Warehousing and storage (66.9 percent gain)
4. Industrial machinery manufacturing (65.3 percent gain)
5. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (58.0 percent gain)

The Fresno Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Rooming and boarding houses industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 70.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Rooming and boarding houses industry in Fresno outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.6 in percent of jobs in the Rooming and boarding houses industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Rooming and boarding houses (70.3 percent decline)
2. Business, computer and management training (56.8 percent decline)
3. Other food manufacturing (51.6 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (43.2 percent decline)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (27.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Higher Education in the Fresno, CA Metro Area

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Since 2000, the Fresno metro area has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.8 percent to a total of 19.6 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. In the year 2005, 20.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 19 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the Fresno, CA Metro Area, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 29.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Fresno metro area have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 20.4 percent (Men) versus 19 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In the Fresno, CA Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 23 percent of the White Alone, 15.2 percent of Black or African American, 25.6 percent of the Asian alone and 7.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Fresno, CA Metro Area is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 19.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The Fresno MSA is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of California's proportion of 29.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Fresno, CA

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The Fresno metro area had an estimated population of 877,584 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 802,170. This growth denotes an increase of 9.4 percent. Fresno ranks 7 of 26 MSAs when calculating total change in population for California and the metro area ranks 39 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

In the year 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in the Fresno metro area to be 30.1 years of age. The median in Fresno is less than the median age in the State of California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 30.2 years of age. With a total of 5.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Fresno can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11 percent of the total population base. Compared to other metro areas throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

The Fresno metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 37.1 percent White, 5.1 percent African American, 8.5 percent Asian, and 46.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 60.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Fresno has increased the percent of minority population when 57.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, the Fresno metro area spans a total area of 5963 square miles. The MSA has a medium-low density of 147 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Shreveport-Bossier City (147 per sq. mile ), Peoria (149 per sq. mile ), Dubuque (151 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Columbus (147 per sq. mile ), Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta (146 per sq. mile ), Florence (146 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated into the Fresno metro area, with 26,772 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Fresno accounts for 1.9 percent of the total migration into the State of California. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Fresno

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In Fresno, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 292,733 housing structures in 2005. The metro area has seen a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding all together 18,601 homes since 2001, or 6.8 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Fresno, California have increased very sharply from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $144,200, or 135 percent, from 2000 when they had reported median values of $106,800.

Fresno had a median home value in the year 2005 of $251,000, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall California 2005 median home value of $477,700 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Throughout the State of California, Fresno ranks 13 of the 26 metro areas by percentage growth in residential real estate. The metro area is positioned 137 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

Fresno can be understood as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 10.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued over a half a million dollars.

There seems to be a limited amount of affordable housing in Fresno, California. In 2005, only 15.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Fresno, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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In Fresno, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting provides the most jobs and contributes 16.7 percent of the total MSA employment. This totals 46,527 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 12.7 and 11.9 percent of industry employment.

A well-paying sector in Fresno is the utilities sector paying an annual wage of $71,974. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 22.8 percent or $13,358. The State of California shows a similar job market in the utilities industry, falling near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.

In Fresno, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Other services, except public administration and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 15.88. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 15.88 times greater than the national average, signifying that Fresno specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Professional and technical services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Fresno, increasing in size by 34.7 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of California encountered a change in industry employment of -1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Fresno MSA, with the industry averaging 40 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of California establishments size average of 32 for the Manufacturing industry.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in the Fresno MSA. The sector faced a loss of 2,105 employees during the period, or 4.3 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 48.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).